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Ward Leonard Resistor - good company. If you've ever ridden a (electric) train in North America, chances are they made the electric motor braking resistors.
The puke green color is a trademark of theirs - and it's easy to tell if one has overheated - it turns a butterscotch/gold/tan/sand color. Ohmite bought their resistor branch in 1999.
40 ohms is a bit low for replacing a 50 ohm resistor. It's a 20% drop - and most wirewound resistors have a 5 or 10 percent tolerance. Got anything you can place in series with it, say a 10 ohm, or even a 5 ohm resistor? Resistance adds in series....
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Brian
USN RET (Avionics / Cal)
CET- Consumer Repair and Avionics ('88)
"Capacitor Cosmetologist since '79"
When fuses go to work, they quit!
Last edited by Findm-Keepm; 08-04-2017 at 07:11 AM.
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